Royals, Rivals and Seven Nations That Ruled the Sea
Fates & Fortunes They were four of the best kept and maintained ships on the seas – the United States,…
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First Voyage, Ten Pound Poms & Queen Elizabeth 2
First Voyage 64 years ago (Nov 1961) and my first voyage – onboard the German liner Hanseatic. It was a…
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Lives of the Liners: ASTURIAS
Owned by Britain’s Royal Mail Lines, it and her sister Alcantara were among the very finest liners on the South…
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A New Book, Wartime Voyages, and Cunard Elegance
Printing Presses In early November, Fonthill Media and I began the final proofs for our latest book: On All the Seven…
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First Picture, President Cleveland, Queen Mary, and Other Ocean Liners Remembered
New York: City & Its Ports I have been taking pictures from boyhood, from those long-ago rolls of black &…
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Ocean Liner Storms, Cunard Lives, and Italian Voyages
Stormy Weather & Rough Seas At the World Ship Society, Port of New York Branch, we had a night at…
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Fires, Royal Voyages, and Vanishing Ships
Dutch Threesome A ship historian friend and I recently discussed three of Holland’s best known and beloved liners: the Johan…
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Lives of the Liners: ILE DE FRANCE
One of the most important and innovative liners of all, this ship was perhaps mostly noted for the décor. It introduced…
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Lives of the Liners: VULCANIA – CARIBIA
A close sister to the Saturnia, the Vulcania had an even longer life – sailing for almost fifty years. Completed in…
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Lives of the Liners: MALOLO – QUEEN FREDERICA
After surviving a serious collision during her sea trials, this ship went on to induce far greater tourism to the…
